Abstract:
Dichlorophenol is often used as a cleaning agent for the indoors and outdoors, a moth proofing agent, and a weed killer. It is in some air fresheners, Lysol, toilet bowl tablets, antiseptics, and it is used (rarely) as a pharmaceutical intermediate. Dichlorophenol has also been found (in small amounts) in certain foods such as beef, pork, chicken, eggs, baked goods, butter, peanut butter, fruits, vegetables, and fish. It has also been found in tiny samples of drinking water and soft drinks. Dichlorophenol is used in the USA, China, Europe, Canada and Brazil. The USA exports the most Dichlorophenol out of the other countries.
If you come In contact with Dichlorophenol, some symptoms that may occur are Irritation of eyes, nose, throat, skin; cough, sore throat, shortness of breath; eye redness, pain, burns; skin redness, blisters; Burning sensation, abdominal pain; weakness, tremor, convulsions; shock or collapse; and SKIN ABS. Extended contact can cause damage to the eyes, severe irritation and burns. It can also cause profuse sweating, intense thirst, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cyanosis from methemoglobinemia, hyperactivity, stupor, decrease in blood pressure, hyperpnea, hemolysis, convulsions, collapse, coma and pulmonary edema followed by pneumonia. Other symptoms of exposure include headache, dizziness, weakness, severe burns and internal damage. Chronic exposure may result in digestive disturbances, nervous disorders, skin eruptions and liver and kidney damage. Skin contact may result in softening and whitening of the skin, followed by the development of painful burns. Local contact may also result in painless blanching or erythema and corrosion of the skin. Skin sensitivity reactions occur occasionally. This chemical, can in large amounts or over a long period of time, possibly result in death. Dichlorophenol doesn’t degrade, however it dissolves in alcohol. It doesn’t really have an affect on the environment and alternatives for this product wouldn’t cost that much because it isn’t that large of a chemical it is just added to stuff.
Only tiny action should be taken on Dichlorophenol. It isn’t that dangerous of a chemical. The basic rules just apply to it. Don’t inhale it, eat it, or get it in your eyes. Those rules also apply to many other chemicals and it is just common sense. If you do any of the things listed by accident, just flood the area in which it was infected with water and go to the hospital. Though Dichlorophenol can result in death, it is over an extended period of time. For example, if you work in a place, which constantly uses Dichlorophenol, or if you spray Lysol everyday for months and months at a time around your house, you should wear appropriate attire and air out the room so you can reduce your chances of death.In order to avoid these injuries, you can start by not buying products such as Lysol or using such products in ventilated areas.
Background:
Dichlorophenol is used as a disinfectant for a lot of different things including bathroom and kitchen cleaners. A lot of air fresheners and toilet bowl tablets. Dichlorophenol is also used in certain types of food (but not in large amounts).
Dichlorophenol is used as a mothproofing agent, antiseptic, a seed disinfectant, a plant killer (weeds), and to produce the herbicide 2,4-dichloropheoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). This product is also used as a pharmaceutical intermediate and to clean floor tiles. Dichlorophenol has also been found in samples of drinking water, charcoal, rice, grains, beef, pork, chicken, eggs, baked goods, soft drinks, butter, peanut butter, fruits, vegetables, fish, air fresheners, and toilet block deodorants.
Some Countries that use Dichlorophenol is Canada, United States, China, Europe, and Brazil.
Health:
If you come in contact with Dichlorophenol, some possible symptoms that you can run into are Irritation of eyes, nose, throat, skin; cough, sore throat, shortness of breath; eye redness, pain, burns; skin redness, blisters; Burning sensation, abdominal pain; weakness, tremor, convulsions; shock or collapse; and SKIN ABS. Dichlorophenol can also, if distributed in large amounts or over a long period of time can result in death. There have been certain cases where people died from exposure to Dichlorophenol from the air or some tap water. Some other things that you can come across with are mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract.
Extended contact can cause damage to the eyes, severe irritation and burns. It can also cause profuse sweating, intense thirst, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cyanosis from methemoglobinemia, hyperactivity, stupor, decrease in blood pressure, hyperpnea, hemolysis, convulsions, collapse, coma and pulmonary edema followed by pneumonia.
Other symptoms of exposure include headache, dizziness, weakness, severe burns and internal damage. Chronic exposure may result in digestive disturbances, nervous disorders, skin eruptions and liver and kidney damage. Skin contact may result in softening and whitening of the skin, followed by the development of painful burns. Local contact may also result in painless blanching or erythema and corrosion of the skin. Skin sensitivity reactions occur occasionally.
When Dichlorophenol comes in contact with your eyes, flush your eyes with water or normal saline solution for 20-30 minutes, at the same time; you should be calling a hospital or poison control center near by. Do not put any ointments or medication in your eyes unless instructed by a doctor. Immediately rush to the hospital after flushing your eyes.
When it comes in contact with your skin, flood it with water, and remove your contaminated clothing. Gently wash all affected areas of the skin thoroughly with soap and water. Call hospital or poison control center even if no symptoms occur.
When you inhale Dichlorophenol, leave the contaminated area, take deep breaths of fresh air and if symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath or burning of mouth occur, call a physician.
Lastly, if you ingest Dichlorophenol, do not force your self to vomit. Dichlorophenol is a very toxic poison and it is corrosive and irritating. Therefore, if you vomit, you can make medical conditions worse. If you ingest this chemical, it can appear in your urine and in your blood stream. After the ingestion, immediately call a hospital or poison control center.
Environment:
Human systems that are involved if you come in contact with Dichlorophenol are the stomach; the digestive system, the eyes, .
Dichlorophenol doesn’t degrade very quickly. However, it does dissolve in boiling water. Disposal of Dichlorophenol depends on what substance the chemical is in. for example, if it is in food; you can just throw it out. If it’s in the air, there isn’t much of anything you can do.
At this current moment in time, Dichlorophenol doesn't have an affect on the environment.
Economy/Political
If Dichlorophenol is banned, the cost of alternatives shouldn’t be a lot because only tiny sample of dichlorophenol is used in products.
If Dichlorophenol is banned, we wouldn’t be able to use Lysol and other cleansing products that contain it.
Summary:
The benefit to having Dichlorophenol is it is a helpful chemical to use inside of cleaning agents. However, if Dichlorophenol were banned, there wouldn’t be a huge affect on the world. The only thing that would happen is products would be re-created without the inclusion of Dichlorophenol.
Dichlorophenol isn’t a harmful chemical unless you are overly exposed to it. In which case, it could possibly result in death. As long as your aren’t constantly exposed to this chemical, nothing bad will result. Of course you would have common sense to know not to swallow it and to keep it out of reach with your eyes. However, if these things occur by mistake, regular instructions apply, rinse your eyes or drink lots of fluid and immediately call a physician.
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Abstract:
Dichlorophenol is often used as a cleaning agent for the indoors and outdoors, a moth proofing agent, and a weed killer. It is in some air fresheners, Lysol, toilet bowl tablets, antiseptics, and it is used (rarely) as a pharmaceutical intermediate. Dichlorophenol has also been found (in small amounts) in certain foods such as beef, pork, chicken, eggs, baked goods, butter, peanut butter, fruits, vegetables, and fish. It has also been found in tiny samples of drinking water and soft drinks. Dichlorophenol is used in the USA, China, Europe, Canada and Brazil. The USA exports the most Dichlorophenol out of the other countries.
If you come In contact with Dichlorophenol, some symptoms that may occur are Irritation of eyes, nose, throat, skin; cough, sore throat, shortness of breath; eye redness, pain, burns; skin redness, blisters; Burning sensation, abdominal pain; weakness, tremor, convulsions; shock or collapse; and SKIN ABS. Extended contact can cause damage to the eyes, severe irritation and burns. It can also cause profuse sweating, intense thirst, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cyanosis from methemoglobinemia, hyperactivity, stupor, decrease in blood pressure, hyperpnea, hemolysis, convulsions, collapse, coma and pulmonary edema followed by pneumonia. Other symptoms of exposure include headache, dizziness, weakness, severe burns and internal damage. Chronic exposure may result in digestive disturbances, nervous disorders, skin eruptions and liver and kidney damage. Skin contact may result in softening and whitening of the skin, followed by the development of painful burns. Local contact may also result in painless blanching or erythema and corrosion of the skin. Skin sensitivity reactions occur occasionally. This chemical, can in large amounts or over a long period of time, possibly result in death. Dichlorophenol doesn’t degrade, however it dissolves in alcohol. It doesn’t really have an affect on the environment and alternatives for this product wouldn’t cost that much because it isn’t that large of a chemical it is just added to stuff.
Only tiny action should be taken on Dichlorophenol. It isn’t that dangerous of a chemical. The basic rules just apply to it. Don’t inhale it, eat it, or get it in your eyes. Those rules also apply to many other chemicals and it is just common sense. If you do any of the things listed by accident, just flood the area in which it was infected with water and go to the hospital. Though Dichlorophenol can result in death, it is over an extended period of time. For example, if you work in a place, which constantly uses Dichlorophenol, or if you spray Lysol everyday for months and months at a time around your house, you should wear appropriate attire and air out the room so you can reduce your chances of death.In order to avoid these injuries, you can start by not buying products such as Lysol or using such products in ventilated areas.
Background:
Dichlorophenol is used as a disinfectant for a lot of different things including bathroom and kitchen cleaners. A lot of air fresheners and toilet bowl tablets. Dichlorophenol is also used in certain types of food (but not in large amounts).
Dichlorophenol is used as a mothproofing agent, antiseptic, a seed disinfectant, a plant killer (weeds), and to produce the herbicide 2,4-dichloropheoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). This product is also used as a pharmaceutical intermediate and to clean floor tiles. Dichlorophenol has also been found in samples of drinking water, charcoal, rice, grains, beef, pork, chicken, eggs, baked goods, soft drinks, butter, peanut butter, fruits, vegetables, fish, air fresheners, and toilet block deodorants.
Some Countries that use Dichlorophenol is Canada, United States, China, Europe, and Brazil.
Health:
If you come in contact with Dichlorophenol, some possible symptoms that you can run into are Irritation of eyes, nose, throat, skin; cough, sore throat, shortness of breath; eye redness, pain, burns; skin redness, blisters; Burning sensation, abdominal pain; weakness, tremor, convulsions; shock or collapse; and SKIN ABS. Dichlorophenol can also, if distributed in large amounts or over a long period of time can result in death. There have been certain cases where people died from exposure to Dichlorophenol from the air or some tap water. Some other things that you can come across with are mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract.
Extended contact can cause damage to the eyes, severe irritation and burns. It can also cause profuse sweating, intense thirst, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cyanosis from methemoglobinemia, hyperactivity, stupor, decrease in blood pressure, hyperpnea, hemolysis, convulsions, collapse, coma and pulmonary edema followed by pneumonia.
Other symptoms of exposure include headache, dizziness, weakness, severe burns and internal damage. Chronic exposure may result in digestive disturbances, nervous disorders, skin eruptions and liver and kidney damage. Skin contact may result in softening and whitening of the skin, followed by the development of painful burns. Local contact may also result in painless blanching or erythema and corrosion of the skin. Skin sensitivity reactions occur occasionally.
When Dichlorophenol comes in contact with your eyes, flush your eyes with water or normal saline solution for 20-30 minutes, at the same time; you should be calling a hospital or poison control center near by. Do not put any ointments or medication in your eyes unless instructed by a doctor. Immediately rush to the hospital after flushing your eyes.
When it comes in contact with your skin, flood it with water, and remove your contaminated clothing. Gently wash all affected areas of the skin thoroughly with soap and water. Call hospital or poison control center even if no symptoms occur.
When you inhale Dichlorophenol, leave the contaminated area, take deep breaths of fresh air and if symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath or burning of mouth occur, call a physician.
Lastly, if you ingest Dichlorophenol, do not force your self to vomit. Dichlorophenol is a very toxic poison and it is corrosive and irritating. Therefore, if you vomit, you can make medical conditions worse. If you ingest this chemical, it can appear in your urine and in your blood stream. After the ingestion, immediately call a hospital or poison control center.
Environment:
Human systems that are involved if you come in contact with Dichlorophenol are the stomach; the digestive system, the eyes, .
Dichlorophenol doesn’t degrade very quickly. However, it does dissolve in boiling water. Disposal of Dichlorophenol depends on what substance the chemical is in. for example, if it is in food; you can just throw it out. If it’s in the air, there isn’t much of anything you can do.
At this current moment in time, Dichlorophenol doesn't have an affect on the environment.
Economy/Political
If Dichlorophenol is banned, the cost of alternatives shouldn’t be a lot because only tiny sample of dichlorophenol is used in products.
If Dichlorophenol is banned, we wouldn’t be able to use Lysol and other cleansing products that contain it.
Summary:
The benefit to having Dichlorophenol is it is a helpful chemical to use inside of cleaning agents. However, if Dichlorophenol were banned, there wouldn’t be a huge affect on the world. The only thing that would happen is products would be re-created without the inclusion of Dichlorophenol.
Dichlorophenol isn’t a harmful chemical unless you are overly exposed to it. In which case, it could possibly result in death. As long as your aren’t constantly exposed to this chemical, nothing bad will result. Of course you would have common sense to know not to swallow it and to keep it out of reach with your eyes. However, if these things occur by mistake, regular instructions apply, rinse your eyes or drink lots of fluid and immediately call a physician.
Links:
http://www.scorecard.org/chemical-profiles/rank-counties.tcl?edf_substance_id=120%2d83%2d2&edf_chem_name=2%2c4%2dDICHLOROPHENOL&type=mass&category=total_env&modifier=na&fips_state_code=Entire%20United%20States&how_many=100
http://www.springerlink.com/content/a851r464j45j4541/
http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_234100.html
http://www.speclab.com/compound/c120832.htm
http://www.dichlorophenol.com/
http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/20164